Soft Gingerbread Man Recipe
Soft Gingerbread Man Recipe with a nice blend of christmassy spices, the best cookies for the festive season. Kids will absolutely love them, and the grown-ups too. They taste a lot better than the store-bought gingerbread men, and are quick and easy to make. A must-try recipe! The gingerbread men cookies are chewy and have the right amount of spices, and are a very popular at Christmas. Or, why not at Halloween, a spooky skeleton gingerbread man cookie is always fun to make.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 150kcal
Ingredients
- 350 g flour
- 175 g dark brown muscovado sugar
- 100 g butter
- 80 g golden syrup (or honey)
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 ½ tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 egg
- icing for decorating (optional)
Instructions
- Cut the butter in small cubes and put it in a pan over a low heat.
- Add the muscovado sugar and the golden syrup and gently stir until the butter has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
- In a large pan, sift the flour and add the ground ginger, mixed spice, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda.
- Crack an egg and beat slightly.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the egg and the buttery mixture.
- Knead gently for a few minutes until it forms a dough.
- Make a ball, cover in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to the working surface and use a rolling pin to roll the dough, it should have approximately ¼ cm in thickness.
- Use gingerbread cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
- Transfer them onto a baking tray lined with non-stick paper, working in batches.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius (390 degrees Fahrenheit) for about 8 minutes, checking it regularly - depending on your cookie cutter size, they might take between 7-10 minutes
- Allow to cool completely, then decorate with icing if you wish.
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Notes
- If you'd like to see the ingredients listed in cups and ounces, please check the US Customary Link.
- Also, the amount of ingredients changes depending on the servings, so click on the number listed to change it to the number you prefer.
- These cookies are baked just for long enough to have a soft and chewy texture. If you want crispy gingerbread men that snap well, bake the cookies for a longer - I would add at least 5 more minutes, keeping an eye on them not to burn.
Nutrition
Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 36mg | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg